{"id":663138,"date":"2026-05-24T23:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/663138\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T23:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:53:20","slug":"photo-top-prospects-showcase-at-2026-nba-draft-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/663138\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO: Top prospects showcase at 2026 NBA Draft Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Kevin Lu<\/p>\n<p>Medill Reports<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 NBA Draft Combine, held May 10-17 at Wintrust Arena, brought together 73 elite prospects from across the United States and four other countries for rigorous testing and evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Top-tier talents like BYU\u2019s AJ Dybantsa, Kansas\u2019 Darryn Peterson, Duke\u2019s Cameron Boozer and UNC\u2019s Caleb Wilson went through anthropometric measurements, strength and agility tests and shooting drills while interviewing with NBA franchises ahead of the draft, which will be held June 23-24.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106884 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-1024kb-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"NBA Draft prospects in downward dog stretch\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>Illinois guard Keaton Wagler and Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. stretch before drills begin at the 2026 NBA Draft Combine. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106885 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1024kb-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"NBA Draft Combine prospect runs on court\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>Duke forward Cameron Boozer warms up with a trainer before beginning his drills. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106886 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-1024kb-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"2026 NBA Draft Combine prospects in blue uniforms\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/>A trainer instructs a group of prospects including AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson before the strength and agility test. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106887 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4-1024kb-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"2026 NBA Draft Combine vertical jump\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>Houston guard Kingston Flemings leaps during the maximum vertical jump test, recording a 40.5-inch jump. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106888 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5-1024kb-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"NBA Draft prospect looks up\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. prepares for his no-step vertical jump attempt. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106889 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6-1024kb-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Young basketball player at NBA Draft Combine\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/>Illinois guard Keaton Wagler completes the shuttle run in 3.00 seconds during the agility portion of the combine. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106890 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7-1024kb-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Basketball player jumps at NBA Draft Combine\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\"  \/>Michigan center Aday Mara attempts the no-step vertical jump, recording a 24.0-inch result. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106891 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8-1024kb-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Duke forward Cameron Boozer focuses on the target during his second maximum vertical jump attempt. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL) \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"  \/>Duke forward Cameron Boozer focuses on the target during his second maximum vertical jump attempt. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106892 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9-1024kb-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli, who withdrew from last year's draft, returns to participate in this year's evaluation. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL) \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli, who withdrew from last year\u2019s draft, returns to participate in this year\u2019s evaluation. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106893 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/10-1024kb-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Illinois guard Kylan Boswell tests his agility during the pro lane drill. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL) \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>Illinois guard Kylan Boswell tests his agility during the pro lane drill. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106895 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/11-1024kb-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"2026 NBA Draft prospect runs court\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg runs the court as former NBA champion Derek Fisher, serving as a mentor of the combine, watches during a scrimmage. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106896 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/12-1024kb-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli launches a contested three-pointer against Virginia Tech forward Tobi Lawal during the scrimmage. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL) \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli launches a contested three-pointer against Virginia Tech forward Tobi Lawal during the scrimmage. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106897 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/13-1024kb-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kentucky guard Otega Oweh drives to the basket against Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli in the scrimmage portion of the combine. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL) \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>Kentucky guard Otega Oweh drives to the basket against Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli in the scrimmage portion of the combine. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106898 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/14-1024kb-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"NBA Draft Combine player dribbles ball\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>Houston guard Kingston Flemings throws down a windmill dunk during a break before the shooting drills begin. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106899 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/15-1024kb-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Derek Fisher huddles with players before they split for the shooting drills. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL) \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>Derek Fisher huddles with players before they split for the shooting drills. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106900 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/16-1024kb-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Auburn forward Keyshawn Hall takes a three-point shot during the shooting drills evaluation. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL) \" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\"  \/>Auburn forward Keyshawn Hall takes a three-point shot during the shooting drills evaluation. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106901 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1E9A7617-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"BYU forward AJ Dybantsa and Kentucky forward Jayden Quaintance wait for their turn in the shuttle run session. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL) \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"  \/>BYU forward AJ Dybantsa and Kentucky forward Jayden Quaintance wait for their turn in the shuttle run session. (Kevin Lu\/MEDILL)<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Lu is a sports media specialization graduate student at Medill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Kevin Lu Medill Reports The 2026 NBA Draft Combine, held May 10-17 at Wintrust Arena, brought together&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":663139,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[355,99],"class_list":["post-663138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/663139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}